{"id":125,"date":"2011-12-28T19:49:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T19:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2023-09-08T15:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:10:15","slug":"artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/?page_id=125","title":{"rendered":"Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiddengemrecords.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D125&amp;count=none&amp;text=Artists - \" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/p><p><strong>The Skating Party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22007898_1433175366758177_2491635072760250739_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-423\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22007898_1433175366758177_2491635072760250739_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"22007898_1433175366758177_2491635072760250739_n\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22007898_1433175366758177_2491635072760250739_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22007898_1433175366758177_2491635072760250739_n-101x101.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22007898_1433175366758177_2491635072760250739_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Skating Party is the recording project and moniker of Philadelphia multi-instrumentalist, \u201cGregory James.\u201d What started as a bedroom recording project has eventually led to several releases on vinyl, cassette, CD, lathe cuts, and of course, digital.<\/p>\n<p>The early Skating Party records leaned heavily on Prince-esque synths, LinnDrum programming, and hook-laden guitars in the like of\u00a0<em>the Cure\u00a0<\/em>meets the\u00a0<em>Cocteau Twins.\u00a0<\/em>In more recent years, the songwriting took a more atmospheric turn, with an emphasis on reverb-soaked vocals, repeating guitar lines, and live tribal drumming.<\/p>\n<p>After originally releasing 2 albums and a compilation on Philly imprint label,\u00a0<em>Hidden Gem Records<\/em>, \u201cthe Skating Party,\u201d was regularly invited to contribute to compilations with \u201c<em>the Blog that Celebrates itself Records<\/em>,\u201d \u201c<em>Fadeawayradiate Records<\/em>,\u201d and \u201c<em>Shiny Happy Records.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June of 2018, the Skating Party released their 4<sup>th<\/sup> record, titled \u201cBeen Caught Feeling,\u201d which is a sonic blend of dreampop\/shoegaze. Like previously releases,\u00a0 Gregory was at the helm for all instrumentation and production. It is the most consistent Skating Party record to date a was voted #1 of the &#8220;1<sup>st<\/sup> Semester of Shoegaze\/Dreampop releases of 2019&#8243; by the<br \/>\n&#8220;Shoegaze Alive 9 blog.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, <em>Hidden Gem Records<\/em> &amp; the Skating Party curated a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> compilation with the usual suspects,\u00a0 \u201cthe Death of Pop,\u201d and \u201cthe Arctic Flow,\u201d as well as Philly locals, \u201cTelyscopes,\u201d and \u201cPanophonic.\u201d Each artist contributed an original song to the 10 track cassette, titled, \u201cColorwheel Volume 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2020 marked more releases with Hidden Gem Recs, Fadeaway Radiate Recs (UK), and Shiny Happy Recs (Indonesia). The Skating Party was invited to perform on Shiny Happy Rec&#8217;s &#8220;My Secret World &#8211; Quarantine Sessions,&#8221; live stream. Throughout the year, a total of 78 artists from around the world would contribute to the broadcast, and digital compilation was released to summarize the performances by Shiny Happy Records.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Skating Party released the critically claimed EP &#8220;Night Ruins,&#8221; on Spirit Goth\/birthdiy records digitally, and on tape in the states, with Melotron Recordings releasing the CD version in Greece. A new full-length vinyl LP titled, &#8220;Age of Cruel&#8221; is set for release on January 15th 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theskatingparty.bandcamp.com\/\">http:\/\/theskatingparty.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: the Skating Party\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/1MmhDcC7hl0SDdwrUuNXSa?si=8fp8_MrPTaS59G0J0mO0bA&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sonny Knockout (on hiatus)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SK1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-324\" title=\"SK\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SK1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SK1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SK1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/SK1.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Sonny Knockout is an indie rock 4 piece out of Philadelphia, PA. The band formed with the concept of incorporating songs based on layered melodies with the absence of chords, unless absolutely necessary. Their mantra was to create upbeat rock songs, as daneceable as possible, without playing \u201cdance\/rock music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their live show consists of a variety of interchanging instruments, from an electric ukulele, synths, and saxophone, to multiple percussive instruments, and sometimes an accordian. Sonny Knockout\u2019s sound has been compared to \u201cthe Talking Heads,\u201d meets &#8220;Black Flag, meets LCD Soundsystem.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe band is slowly working on releasing singles to follow up their early EP &#8220;14 Months,&#8221; from 2016. If you are in Philadelphia and have not seen their &#8220;live&#8221; show, you are missing out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sonny Knockout\" width=\"1920\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F138801382&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1920\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonnyknockout.bandcamp.com\/\">http:\/\/sonnyknockout.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonnyknockout\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonnyknockout<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ohm Brellas (no longer active)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/RedWall1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-132\" title=\"RedWall1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hiddengemrecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/RedWall1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOur story begins on a snowy December night in New York City, two thousand and nine. Two kids from Philadelphia known as Gregory and Dana Ohm met each other at FAO Schwartz while they were both trying to perfect \u201cthe Final Countdown\u201d on the famous Floor Piano. Little did they expect that performance would end in applause by hundreds of holiday shoppers standing in awe. Afterw&#8230;ard, an argument would ensue over which was the better record, Prince\u2019s &#8220;Purple Rain&#8221; or the Time\u2019s &#8220;Ice Cream Castle?&#8221; The two would agree to disagree and never touch that subject again. The new found friendship decided that they both had a love of \u201c80\u2019s culture\u201d and should put that to use for all to enjoy. With that said they would reconvene in their hometown and make a record giving birth to the \u201cOhm Brellas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Gregory and Dana both fronted bands in the past and were regulars on the Philadelphia music scene. They admit to playing a show together at one point but either of the two remember exactly when or which venue. Dana fronted the pop punk band \u201c80 Proof Soul,\u201d and Gregory spent the better part of his 20\u2019s fronting \u201cBlue Sinatra,\u201d and touring relentlessly through the greater United States. Having released 3 albums with \u201cBlue Sinatra\u201d and sharing the stage (and occasional after party) with \u201cGym Class Heroes,\u201d \u201cMy Morning Jacket,\u201d &amp; \u201cthe Pink Spiders,\u201d to name a few, it was time for a change.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the\u201cOhm Brellas,\u201d are a combined, synth-pop driven voyage of happy\/sad songs, soft vocals, and layered guitar sounds working together to create something they hope would one day grace the iPod of \u201cRobert Smith.\u201d Their first release, 2010&#8217;s &#8220;I don&#8217;t want your friendship, I want your guitar,&#8221; won much acclaim in the blog-o-sphere as well as licensing deals with &#8220;Hit Song Central,&#8221; &#8220;Reality Films,&#8221; and television\u2019s &#8220;Roadtrip Nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The duo completed a much more hi-fi sounding follow up EP in the Fall of 2011 titled \u201cLessons in yearbook signing.\u201d The duo have currently taken some time of to pursue other musical projects but plan on reconnecting for another album in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TweetThe Skating Party The Skating Party is the recording project and moniker of Philadelphia multi-instrumentalist, \u201cGregory James.\u201d What started as a bedroom recording project has eventually led to several releases on vinyl, cassette, CD, lathe cuts, and of course, digital. 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